Cuff button for sewed-on button type of cuff



. 6, 1949 R. T. STAFFORD CUFF BUTTON FOR SEWED-ON BUTTON TYPE OF CUFF Filed Dec. 10, 1947 Patented Dec. 6, 1949 CUFF BUTTON FOR SEWED-ON BUTTON TYPE OF CUFF Rogers T. Stafford, East Providence, R. 1., as-

signor to B. A. Ballou & o. Incorporated, a corporation of Rhode Island Application December 10, 1947, Serial No. 790,772

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a cuff button.

The cuffs on mens shirts have been formed in two different types. In one type, the button is sewed onto one part of the cuff and a buttonhole is on the other part of the cuff through which the button may pass to secure the edges of the and in overlapped relation. Another type of cuii which is formed on mens shirts is designated as the French type cufi in which the opposite edges of the cuff are brought together so that their edges are in registry, and in both parts of the cuff there is provided a buttonhole for the reception of some sort of a button which may button into each of the buttonholes to hold the cuff in closed relation.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a device which may be utilized for converting the sewed-on button type of cuff to the French type cuff.

Another object of this invention is to provide a more ornamental securing device for holding a cuff in position than is provided by the pearl button which is usually sewed to one part of the cuff.

Another object of the invention is to provide a metal connection which may be highly ornamented, which will conceal the pearl button, and also will provide a French type cuii with highly ornamental buttons showing on either side of the cuff when in an exposed position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device which may be easily attached and detached from the pearl button which is sewed to the cult.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device which may be attached to the pearl button without in any way changing the arrangement of the pearl button on the cuff and which may be readily removed so that the cuff may be restored to its former relation if desired.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fragmental portion of a cuff of a. mans shirt illustrating the device which I have provided as being positioned thereon;

Figure 2 is a sectional view on substantially line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a part of the device with the ornament which may be attached to one of the arms of this device omitted; and

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Figure 3.

In proceeding with this invention, I provide a strip of stock which I fold to provide a pair of arms, and on one of these arms there is secured a means to attach the arm to a button of the cufi. Some ornament to cover the button is also provided. The other arm is provided with a button which may be passed through the buttonhole of the portion of the cuff which ordinarily receives the pearl button and which itself will serve to attach the two parts of the cuff together with each of the edges in registry, so that a French type cuff may be provided.

With reference to the drawings, particularly Figure 3, l0 designates a sheet metal member which is folded as at H to provide an arm l2 and a second arm I3 extending from the fold. The arm I3 is folded as at M to provide a pair of fingers l5 which are disposed in a substantially parallel relation to the arm I3 and are distant from the arm I3 a sufiicient amount so as to provide a space to receive a button [6 which is sewed to one portion of the cuff l! by means of sewing as shown at l8. These arms 5 5 are spaced so that the sewing It may be passed into the opening l9 between them and the arms will in some cases be flexed apart slightly so that the sewing will be held tightly between them. An ornament 20 may be secured to the enlarged portion 2! of the arm l3 which will correspond to the button on the other arm to be described. This provides a cover to conceal the pearl button, while the fold H extends about the edge 22 of the cuff portion 11 to position the arm l2 on the other side thereof.

This cufi is designated generally 23 and has another portion 24 which is bent from. the general circular arrangement of the cuff and which portion is provided with a buttonhole 25.

The arm !2 is provided with a button 26 as shown in Figure 2 or in Figure 3 which is so shaped that it has a head 2'! with an undercut portion 28 and an inner head 29. This button 26 may be passed through the buttonhole 25 in cuif portion it so as to secure the portions i! and 24 of the cuff together with their edges in substantial registry as is done in the French type of cuff.

By this arrangement the pearl button and buttonhole securing arrangement of the cuff may be transferred to the French type of cuiT which is more ornamental and which receives a highly ornamental metal cufi link to secure the parts together so that a much more dressy shirt is thus provided.

I claim:

1. A device for converting a cuff of the overlapping button and buttonhoie type to a French type cuff comprising a member having a pair of integral arms to extend generally in the same direction and in spaced relation from a point of junction at the edge of the portion of the cufi carrying the button inwardly therefrom at an acute angle on opposite sides thereof, means on the arm on the button side of said cuff to secure it to the button on the cuff and a button on the other arm to pass through the buttonhole of REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 223,268 Bacon Jan. 6, 1880 578,456 Ichishima Mar. 9, 1897 

